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US4760221A
US4760221A US07/003,554 US355487A US4760221A US 4760221 A US4760221 A US 4760221A US 355487 A US355487 A US 355487A US 4760221 A US4760221 A US 4760221A
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Hatsuyoshi Yoshida
Mitsutoshi Higuchi
Minoru Nishio
Koji Hirai
Shigeo Nakamura
Shinichi Hikita
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/36—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H21/40—Driving mechanisms having snap action
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
    • H01H13/48—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using buckling of disc springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button

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  • This invention relates to a multiple contact switch with a reversible spring member curved in a predetermined direction which, upon depression, is elastically curved in the opposite direction.
  • a switch it is conventional for a switch to use a reversible leaf spring so that the periphery of the reversible leaf spring is supported by a first contact in the form of a ring, and a second contact is arranged at the center of the first contact.
  • the reversible leaf spring Upon depression by a push rod, the reversible leaf spring is elastically curved downwardly to contact the second contact, so that the switch is turned on. During this operation the operator can feel the switch operate.
  • the reversible leaf spring curves upwardly to its original configuration so that the switch is again turned off.
  • Such switches are extensively employed as signal inputting means in the field of electronics.
  • the movement of the reversible leaf spring in such a switch is extremely small, generally 0.2 to 0.3 mm. Therefore, in order to stabilize the contact pressure of the reversible leaf spring on the third contact which is the normally-closed side contact, it is necessary to assemble the switch in such a manner that the distance between the first contact and the third contact is maintained at a constant amount with extremely high accuracy. However, it is difficult for conventional manufacturing techniques to satisfy this requirement, and this makes it difficult to put such a switch into practical use.
  • an object of this invention is to provide a multiple contact switch in which the contact pressure of the reversible spring member on the normally-closed side contact piece is maintained at a stable value. It is a further object to provide a switch which can be assembled readily without need for high accuracy and can, therefore, be readily put in practical use.
  • the switch includes a case, an insulating substrate supported in the case and a normally-open contact that is secured to the insulating substrate.
  • a normally-closed contact piece is secured to the insulating substrate in such manner as to confront the normally-open contact.
  • a movable contact spring having an end portion formed into a reversible curved spring portion is curved toward the normally-closed contact piece.
  • the contact spring further has legs extending from the reversible spring portion, the legs being in contact with the insulating substrate.
  • the reversible curved spring portion has a contact member normally held in contact with the normally-closed contact piece by the elastic force of the movable contact spring.
  • At least one plunger in the case has a pair of projections on each side of the normally-closed contact piece. Depression of the plunger and the pair of projections depresses the reversible spring portion of the movable contact piece, thereby curving the reversible spring portion towards the normally-open contact. The contact member on the reversible spring portion is thereby brought into contact with the normally-open contact.
  • the movable contact spring is Y-shaped with the legs comprising two extremities of the contact spring. The end of the contact spring opposite the legs is fastened to the substrate. It is also preferred that the contact piece be T-shaped with each extremity of the piece being fastened to the substrate.
  • the reversible curved spring portion have a convex surface facing the plunger when the plunger and the projections are separated therefrom. It is further preferred that the projections elastically deform the reversible curve spring portion upon movement of the plunger such that the spring portion is concave facing the plunger.
  • the following figures show a window regulator switch for automobiles which is one embodiment of this invention. More specifically:
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a switch made in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II--II in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the insulating substrate of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-2;
  • FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the switch of FIG. 1 showing the operation of the switch.
  • FIGS. 5 through 7 show another embodiment of the invention with the views corresponding respectively to those of FIGS. 1 through 3.
  • FIGS. 1 through 4 A first embodiment of this invention which is used to control a window regulator will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 4.
  • the switch of this embodiment includes a rectangular-box-shaped plastic case 1 having an open bottom.
  • a rectangular protrusion 2 extends upwardly from the top of the plastic case 1, and has two rectangular guide openings 3 and 4 on either side thereof.
  • the rectangular guide opening 3 has two opposite side openings 3a and 3a' on opposing sides of its bottom and the rectangular guide opening also has two opposite side openings 4a and 4a' on opposing sides of its bottom. Only one side opening 4a is shown in FIG. 1.
  • a rectangular insulating substrate 5 is inserted into the case 1 with a predetermined distance between the interior surface of the top of the case 1 and the substrate 5.
  • the substrate 5 has normally-open side contacts 6 and 7 which are disposed beneath the guide openings 3 and 4, respectively. Contacts 6 and 7 are affixed to the substrate 5 by staking or the like.
  • the switch of the embodiment further includes T-shaped normally-closed side contact pieces 10 and 11, respectively.
  • the contact piece 10 comprises of a first side portion 10a and a second side portion 10b, and similarly the contact piece 11 comprises a first side portion 11a and a second side portion 11b.
  • These contact pieces 10 and 11 are arranged on the insulating substrate 5 so that the second side portions 10b and 11b respectively confront the normally-open side contacts 6 and 7 from above.
  • the ends of the first side portions 10a and 11a are bent downwardly and are secured to the insulating substrate 5 by staking or the like.
  • the remaining other ends of the first side portions 10a and 11a are also bent downwardly and secured to the insulating substrate 5 with connecting pins 12 and 13.
  • the members 10 and 11 are respectively connected to connecting terminals (not shown) by staking the connecting pins 12 and 13 under the insulating substrate 5.
  • the switch of this embodiment further includes movable contact springs 14 and 15 made of spring material such as beryllium copper.
  • the contact springs have base end portions secured to the right and left portion of the insulating substrate 5 with connecting pins 16 and 17, respectively.
  • Connecting terminals 18 and 19 are respectively connected to the pins 16 and 17 by staking or the like.
  • the top end portions of the movable contact pieces 14 and 15 are formed into curved reversible spring portions 14a and 15a which are curved upwardly to towards the second side portions 10b and 11b of contact pieces 10 and 11, respectively.
  • a plurality of legs for instance two legs 14b and 14b', extend from the reversible spring portion 14a.
  • legs 15b and 15b' are extended from the reversible spring portion 15a, in such a manner that these legs 14b and 15b are in contact with the insulating substrate 5.
  • Legs 14b and 15b are depicted in FIG. 1.
  • Contacts 20 and 21 are connected to the lower sides of the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a of the movable contact springs 14 and 15 at the centers, respectively.
  • contacts 22 and 23 are connected to the upper sides of the reversible spring portions 14a and 15b at the centers, respectively.
  • the movable contact pieces 14 and 15 are biased upwardly by their elastic forces so that when the switch is in the configuration of FIG. 1, the contacts 22 and 23 are in contact with the second side portions 10b and 11b of the normally-closed side contact pieces 10 and 11, respectively.
  • the switch of this embodiment includes closed-top rectangular box-shaped plastic plungers 24 and 25. These plungers 24 and 25 are vertically movable and inserted into the guide openings 3 and 4 of the protrusion 2, respectively.
  • a pair of plunger projections 24a and 24a' extend from two opposite sides of the lower end of the plungers 24 (cf. FIG. 3) and pass through the openings 3a and 3a' to contact the upper surface of the reversible spring portion 14a.
  • a pair of plunger projections 25a and 25a' extend from two opposite sides of the lower end of the plunger 25 (cf. FIG.
  • the pairs of plunger projections 24a and 24a', 25a and 25a' of the plungers 24 and 25 are arranged as to straddle the second side portion 10b of the normally-closed side contact piece 10 and straddle the second side portion 11b of the normally-closed side contact piece 11, respectively.
  • Compression coil springs 26 and 27 are inserted into the plungers 24 and 25 respectively, in such a manner that each spring is extended between the top of the respective plunger and the bottom of the respective guide opening.
  • the switch of this embodiment further includes a rectangular-shaped knob having an open bottom.
  • the knob 28 is supported in such a manner that it covers the protrusion 2 and can be tilted to pivot on its axis in the direction of the arrow A and in the opposite direction.
  • Projections 28a and 28b are formed on the inner surface of the top of the knob 28 in such a manner that they are in contact with the upper surfaces of the plungers 24 and 25, respectively.
  • the knob 28 is held horizontal at its original position through the plungers 24 and 25 by the force of the compression coil springs 26 and 27.
  • the plungers 24 and 25 are designed that they may not come off in the upward direction.
  • the plunger 24 When the knob 28, shown horizontal in FIG. 1, is pivoted in the direction of the arrow A by pushing its left end, the plunger 24 is depressed by means of the projection 28a, i.e., it is moved downwardly against the force of compression coil springs 26. As a result, the plunger projections 24a and 24a' of the plunger 24 are also moved downwardly to push the reversible spring portion 14a of the movable contact spring 14 at two locations on the spring. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, while the movable contact spring 14 is moved downwardly, or towards the normally-open side contact 6, the contact 22 is moved away from the second side portion 10b of the normally-closed side contact piece 10 while the contact 20 is brought into contact with the normally-open side contact 6.
  • the plunger 24 When the knob 28 is released, the plunger 24 is returned to the upper position by the force of the compression coil spring 26; that is, the knob 28 is restored to the position shown in FIG. 1. Accordingly, the force applied to the reversible spring portion 14a of the movable contact spring 14 by the plunger projections 24a and 24a' of the plunger 24 is eliminated. As a result, the reversible spring 14a is also restored to its original configuration, i.e., curved upwardly. Therefore, the contact 20 is moved away from the normally-open side contact 6 while the contact 22 is brought into contact with the second side portion 10b of the normally-closed side contact piece 10.
  • the switch When the knob 28 is pivoted in the direction of the arrow A, the switch operates as described above.
  • the knob 28 is pivoted in the opposite direction, the switch operates substantially in the same manner. That is, when the plunger 25 is depressed, the pair of plunger projections 25a and 25a' push the reversible spring portion 15a of the movable contact spring 15 at the two locations. As a result, the reversible spring portion 15a is elastically curved downwardly, so that the contact 23 is moved away from the second side portion 11b of the normally-closed side contact piece 11 while the contact 21 is brought into contact with the normally-open side contact 7. Therefore, a circuit for rotating the drive motor in the reverse direction is completed through the normally-open side contact 7, the movable contact springs 15 and 14 and the normally-closed side contact 10, so that the window glass is moved upwardly.
  • one end portion of a spring namely, the movable contact spring 14 is formed into a reversible spring portion 14a, and the legs 14b and 14b' extend from the other end portion.
  • one end portion of the movable contact spring 15 is formed into the reversible spring portion 15a, and the legs 15b and 15b' extend from the other end portion.
  • the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a are normally kept in contact with the second side portions 10b and 11b of the normally-closed side contact pieces 10 and 11 through the contact springs 14 and 15, respectively. Therefore, the contact pressures of the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a on the normally-closed side contact pieces 10 and 11 are stable.
  • the plungers 24 and 25 have the pairs of plunger projections 24a and 24a', 25a and 25a' to depress the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a, respectively.
  • the plunger projections 24a and 24a' are arranged to be on two locations on the side of (i.e., to straddle) the second side portion 10b of the normally-closed side contact piece 10.
  • the plunger projections 25a and 25a' are arranged so as to be on two side locations of (i.e., to straddle) the upper side of the second side portion 11b of the normally-closed side contact piece 11.
  • the first embodiment has the following advantage:
  • the through-hole for the push rod is formed through the third contact.
  • it is necessary to increase the area of the third contact as much as that of the through-hole.
  • it is unnecessary to form openings through the second side portions 10b and 11b, and even if the second side portions 10b and 11b are relatively narrow in width, the current capacity is sufficient.
  • FIGS. 5 through 7 show a second embodiment of the invention.
  • those components which have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 4 are therefore designated by the same reference numerals or characters. Therefore, only the components which are different from those of the first embodiment will be described in detail.
  • normally-closed side contact pieces 29 and 30 are employed in place of the normally-closed side contact pieces 10 and 11 described in connection with the first embodiment.
  • the contact piece 29 is L-shaped and comprises a long side portion 29a and a short side portion 29b
  • the contact piece 30 is L-shaped and comprises a long side portion 30a and a short side portion 30b.
  • the end portions of the long side portions 29a and 30a are bent downwardly and secured to the insulating substrate 5 by staking or the like.
  • the end portions of the short side portions 29b and 30b are secured to the insulating substrate 5 with the connecting pins 12 and 13, respectively.
  • contacts 31 and 32 are provided on the upper surfaces of the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a, respectively.
  • the contacts are coupled to plates 33 and 34, respectively.
  • openings 43b and 43b' and openings 44b and 44b' are formed in the bottoms of the guide openings 3 and 4 respectively. In such a manner, the openings 43b and 44b are shifted by 90° from the openings 3a and 4a, respectively.
  • plunger projections 24b and 24b', and 25b and 25b' are extended from the lower ends of the plungers 24 and 25, respectively.
  • the plunger projections 24b and 24b' are passed through the aforementioned openings 43b and 43b' to abut against the plate 33 at two positions.
  • the plunger projections 25b and 25b' are passed through the openings and 44b and 44b' to abut against the plate 34 at two positions.
  • the plunger projections 24b and 24b' are arranged to straddle the long side portion 29a of the normally-closed side contact piece, and similarly the plunger projections 25b and 25b' are arranged to straddle the long side portion 30a of the normally-closed side contact piece 30.
  • the contacts 31 and 32 of the reversible spring portions 14a and 15a are normally held in contact with the long side portions 29a and 30a of the normally closed-side contact pieces 29 and 30 by the elastic forces of the movable contact pieces 14 and 15, respectively.
  • the knob 28 When the knob 28 is rocked in the direction of the arrow A (or in the opposite direction) to press the plunger 24 (or 25), the plunger projections 24b and 24b' (or 25b and 25b') press the plate 33 (or 34). As a result, the reversible spring portion 14a (or 15a) is pressed by means of the contact 31 (or 32) so that it is elastically curved downwardly.
  • the second embodiment provides the same effect as the first embodiment; however, it should be noted that, in the second embodiment, the center of the reversible spring portion 14a (or 15a) is pressed by means of the contact 31 (or 32), and therefore the reversing action is smoothly and positively carried out.

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